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also monolog
as in speech
a long discourse delivered by a single person
His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening.
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Recent Examples of monologue
His wide-ranging monologue touched on California wildfires to his admiration for President Jimmy Carter’s stance on the Palestinian territories.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
During his show’s opening monologue on Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel praised L.A.’s local news media for their tireless and vital coverage of the devastating fires.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Anyone who crosses her path gets subjected to semi-legible selections from what is clearly a relentless inner monologue of grievances.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
But rather than playing it safe, the foremost roast mistress delivered a masterful 10-minute monologue that was hilariously acerbic, pointed, and playful enough to keep the crowd on her good side.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
During his show’s opening monologue on Monday night, Jimmy Kimmel praised L.A.’s local news media for their tireless and vital coverage of the devastating fires.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Anyone who crosses her path gets subjected to semi-legible selections from what is clearly a relentless inner monologue of grievances.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
But rather than playing it safe, the foremost roast mistress delivered a masterful 10-minute monologue that was hilariously acerbic, pointed, and playful enough to keep the crowd on her good side.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monologue
Noun
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Famously, his digressive speeches require deep immersion in right-wing lore to comprehend.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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News Peg Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president on Monday afternoon, and made the comment about Denali in his speech after taking the oath of office.—
Molly Bohannon,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Explore the history and legacy of the Rosewood Massacre of 1923 through an insightful lecture and exhibit; 5:30-6:30 p.m., Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables.—
Angel Doval,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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What To Know According to details shared by Doubleday, the book opens in Prague, where Langdon plans to attend a lecture by noetic scientist Katherine Solomon.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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An exhibition at the Red Eight Gallery in London is immortalizing the greatest Shakespearean actors of our time through portraits that can blink, breathe and rattle off soliloquies.—
Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Dec. 2024
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For Stone, who plays the role of company visionary and is prone to Deadhead style soliloquies, the surroundings have deeper meaning too.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Jan. 2010
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The bakery went viral this week for selling cookies depicting Washington National Cathedral’s Bishop Mariann Budde, who pled with President Donald Trump to have mercy in her Jan. 21 sermon.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2025
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Budde’s sermon followed Trump’s quick Inauguration Day actions and reaction to them.—
Brooke Migdon,
The Hill,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Monologue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monologue. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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